RIP 2023
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@Catogrande righto. Yeah. OK.
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Jim Brown, football great and activist, dies at 87
Jim Brown, one of the greatest professional and college football players of all time, "passed peacefully" in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night, his family said.
I wasn't born when he played, but they say he was one of the greatest running backs ever. I remember him in the Dirty Dozen though, it was probably quite a strong role for a black man in America at that time. He was one of a crop of prominent socially aware black athletes at the time, Ali, Abdul Jabar among others.
It says something about his ability and impact that footage makes it look like tackling was an optional extra in the NFL when Jim played.
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@antipodean said in RIP 2023:
Jim Brown, football great and activist, dies at 87
Jim Brown, one of the greatest professional and college football players of all time, "passed peacefully" in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night, his family said.
I wasn't born when he played, but they say he was one of the greatest running backs ever. I remember him in the Dirty Dozen though, it was probably quite a strong role for a black man in America at that time. He was one of a crop of prominent socially aware black athletes at the time, Ali, Abdul Jabar among others.
It says something about his ability and impact that footage makes it look like tackling was an optional extra in the NFL when Jim played.
Yup. In an era that most pundits agree was much tougher than now. He was Bo Jackson, before Bo Jackson
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@bayimports said in RIP 2023:
@Duluth arguably one of the stronger influences of the whole Manchester scene..even played with Ian Brown (Stone Roses) a few time too
IIRC, Macca singled him out for high praise - which speaks volumes for his talent
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@Catogrande said in RIP 2023:
His brother has been convicted of being a paedo but apparently the more shocking thing is that he and his co-presenter no longer get along and he has resigned š³
Sums up modern Britain....
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@Catogrande said in RIP 2023:
His brother has been convicted of being a paedo but apparently the more shocking thing is that he and his co-presenter no longer get along and he has resigned š³
Well he's not interested in her two main assets, so not unexpected.
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@pakman RNZ On Saturday replayed a mix tape Jenkin did for them back in 2017
The Mixtape: Barry Jenkin
During the 1970s Barry Jenkin aka Dr. Rock was a champion of a free-spirited playlist that embraced music that defied commercial accessibility. For many music lovers, his radio broadcasts and time fronting Radio With Pictures was a beacon of taste that frequently saw him at odds with his producers....
Usually when you get a selection as eclectic as this it's merely to show off how cool somone is, but having had the opportunity to sit in the studio with him in the 70's Jenkins taste really was this diverse.
Artist: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Herbert von Karajan
Song: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: OuvertureArtist: Jimi Hendrix Experience
Song: Hey JoeArtist: Joni Mitchell
Song: CoyoteArtist: Split Enz
Song: My MistakeArtist: Little Feat
Song: Long Distance LoveArtist: The Stranglers
Song: Get A) Grip (On Yourself)Artist: Public Image
Song: Public ImageArtist: Terrorways
Song: Never Been to BorstalArtist: The Scavengers
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Ray Stevenson.
Ray Stevenson ā RRR, Thor and Star Wars actor ā dies aged 58
Northern Irish actor, who often played warriors in productions including Rome and Vikings, was hospitalised suddenly while filming in Italy
RIP
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Don't Come The Raw Prawn, Or Shrimp, With Me - The Beast
The expression āDonāt come the raw prawn with meā originated among the Australian services in World War II. It refers to an attempt to deceive someone or misrepresent a situation ā basically, āDonāt try to put one over meā. While a raw prawn might be difficult to swallow, prawns have always been a...
yup I heard the raw prawn expression round the tracks before as well. A classic.
Cry stinking fish--thought it was British?!
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@Bovidae and The Other Guys!
"There are three things I love in this world: Kylie Minogue, small dimples just above a woman's buttocks and the fear in a man's eye who knows I'm about to hurt him." -
It is with great sadness that the death of celebrated Artist and greatest living (sic) Australian Sir Rolf Harris
OBEMBECBEHe died peacefully at this home in Bray surrounded by family and
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@Catogrande said in RIP 2023:
It is with great sadness that the death of celebrated Artist and greatest living (sic) Australian Sir Rolf Harris
OBEMBECBEHe died peacefully at this home in Bray surrounded by family and
friends.Didgeridone
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@nostrildamus said in RIP 2023:
@Bovidae and The Other Guys!
"There are three things I love in this world: Kylie Minogue, small dimples just above a woman's buttocks and the fear in a man's eye who knows I'm about to hurt him."Was that him ? Love that scene ( amongst others in that awesomely silly movie )
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